The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-11-25
1aR NORTHWEST.

1hB NORTHWEST,
uEDRAHEA.
Tho report Of the commissioner Of internal
revenue contains figures Of interest in Ne.
braska. They show tie aggregate collections
In that state to have been e2,S63, 40l.7 20. The
number of distilierles registered and operated
In the etate was two, both grain distillerics
The Council Bluffs and Omaha Bridge COM
pany give assurance that they will have the
bridge ready for travel by May 1, next. A
large force Of workmen will be employed and'
kept steadily at work during the winter. The
progress 60 far, It is claimed, has exceeded
that which will be required to complete the
structure within the stipulated time.
The case of Sarpy county vs. Thomas John
son and Lon Bo~edecker, was tried by a jury
ct eprien6eld. The verdict was in favor OF
the plaintiff for full amount Of damages,
which was &327. This suit was brought fol-
damages for the defendants, the latter having
sold intoxicating liquors which incurred pau.
perism and the death of one Winslow, and
thus putting the county to great expense.
". A Woodward, . glib-tongued wretch and
moral liar, has crawlcd out of Washington
county, leaving . young wife and child ard
numerous creditors to sigh for q crack at him
Woodward taught school In Calhoun town.
ship. grossly deceived young girl, was forceh
to marry and then basely deserted her. Such
vermin wound hardly gracea picnic Of hemp.
Fire broke out in the gas works at Omaha
Saturday afternoon which did a good deal of
damage, destroying all the apparatus except
ing the puriier. The loss, covered by insur.
ance, was abou. t1s 600. The city was left in
darkness and the Herald says the streets were
I" as dark as an venue to the bo.tomless pit
without the usual illumination at the end"
As o train Of cattle were being backed into
the yards, at South Omaha, the rear end ran
into some cars standing on the Armour track
and forced them from the track aud iuto the
building. and made q hole IN the wall that
would admit the passage Of two or three cars.
Beyond the damage to the wall and the mis-.
Placement Of some shafting no other injury
WAS done.
The little daughter Of Robert Jones, of Ce.
dar Rapids, fell of the steps at the Laundry
two or three days ago and broke her collar
bone. The fact vas not discovered until yes.
terday when It was replaced and she is doing
nicely.
Ireton Clipper: Last Saturday noon While
the threshers were eating dinner at Thomas
Edwards, In the southeastern part Of this
township. the straw stack caught fire and was
burned up together with some sheds and
about twenty head Of h1gs.
A Montana steer made things lively at the
Minnesota and Northwestern depot at Du.
buque. He troke away from his keepers, and
like a wild animal terrified all present. He
injured several persons, hut after W bullets
had been put into him was killed and quiet
restored.
At . fight On election Cay st Buffalo.
Wheeler county, A. B. Carey, Frank Carey
and Jasper Riddle were seriously injured by
being struck with a heavy timber. Frank
Carey and Riddle are reported dangerously
injured. The row grew out of an old grudgc.
Carey formerly lived In Council Bluffs.
The Cedar Rapids Republican Gays: "About
six hundred quarts of milk were received at
the Condensed Milk factory yesterday. The
machinery was put In motion and somc few
changes were found necessary. These are
being made n the factory will soon be using
twelve Thousand quarts or more daily.
g. A. Beardslev, of minstrel fame, was nc
Quilted at Cedar Rapids Monday OF the charge
OF burglary. lie was immediately arrested GU
acharge Of larceny. He belonged toa minstrel
company that played in different towns OF
the state q few months ago. His young wife
10 with him.
The sheriff Of Woodbury. county completed,
Saturday night, tn. service of an extra vcnir.
for scventy-ive Juror, from which to select q
jury to try John Arensdorf, a s.c time, fol-
the murder Of Rev. Geo. G. Haddock. This Is
In addition to the regular PANEL. The tria
was called in the district court, Judge Wake.
held presiding. Since the last trial, VIII ct
ended in . disagreement Of the jury, the d,.
tense has made strenuous forts to have tn,
case dismissed.
DAKOTA.
Ordway has q reading circle.
The Catholics of Mitchell confidently hop.
that city will be made TIE headquarters ol
ishop Marty.
Sitting Ball, who has been visiting at Cucy
enne reserya ion, was recalled Monday /,
Standing Rock.
The temperance ladies appeared at all tn.
polling places in Sioux Falls and urged til,
knights to vote right.
The brick wallis Of the large warehouse a
the Standard OIL company building at Water
town are ten feet high.
Judge Spencer is now holding court a,
lpswitch. Aterm will be held at Aberdeen
commencing December Is.
The Watertown grand jury found Q trut
hill AGAINST Amos B. Mitchell for rape on the
person Of his stepdaughtar.
The new African NJ. e. church at Yaul.tor
was dedicsted last Thursday, the 10th, B:shoI
Brown, Of Washington, oficisting.
The auti.prohibitionists of Pierre consol.
Themselves on the loss of the saloon by til.
thought that Pierre has ore OF the finest sys
TENS Of water-works In the territory.
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